Question

What did salutary neglect mean for the English colonies? The colonies were tightly controlled by the British empire. The colonies were free to do what they wanted as long as England was making money. The colonies were not allowed to set up their own governments. The colonies would had to pay France and Spain for protection.

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The correct answer is B) The colonies were free to do what they wanted as long as England was making money.

What salutary neglect meant for the English colonies was the following: "The colonies were free to do what they wanted as long as England was making money."

In colonial Amerca times, the government of England had an unofficial policy established by Robert Walpole, who was the Prime Minister of England that was known as the salutary neglect. The government of Britain relaxed the regulations for trading. What the British Parliament was interested in was to get more money from the colonies and their loyalty to the King of England.